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OUTLINE 



OF" THE 



COURSE OF STUDY 



RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT 



OF THE 



PUBLIC SCHOOLS 



ADAMS, NEBRASKA 



ADOPTED JULY 17. 1907 



C. P. BEALE, Superintendent 



J. W. CAMPBELL, Secretary L. O. CLARK. President 






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TO THE PUBLIC. 

Prompt and regular attendance and strict obedience to wholesome 
laws, as well as earnest, diligent, and intelligent study, are essential to 
the best results in disciplining and educating the mind and in making 
the citizen. Therefore, students, parents, and guardians are earnestly 
requested to extend their hearty cooperation and assistance in securing 
the successful and effective operation of the rules and regulations and in 
adhering closely to the work as outlined in the course of study. 

L. O. CLARK, President. 

J. W. CAMPBELL, Secretary. 



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OUTLINE OF COURSES 



I Reading 
Spelling 

1st Year] Language 



PKIMARV DIVISION 



Numbers 

Writing 

General Exercises 



Reading 
Spelling 
2D Year -i language 
Numbers 
Writing 
J Genera] Exercises 



1st Reader 



>2n Reader 



! Reading 
Spelling 

3RD Year; \ a "f"- 

Arithmetic 
Writing 
General Exerc 



Reading 

Spelling 

Language 

Aritnmet ic 

Writing 

Physiology 

< reograpny 

i reneral Exen ises 



■U< Reader 



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INTERMEDIATE DIVISION 



Reading 
Spelling 
Language 

-., ii v, ^ d Arithmetii 
"" ^ EAR j Writing 



Phj siolog) 
( Jeography 

General Exercises 



' Reading 
Spelling 



Lanj, 
6th Year J Arithmetic 

\\ ritmg 



1'h . sii ilogy 
< rei igraph) 
( reneral Exi i 



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GRAMMAR DIVISION 



Reading 
I Orthography 
I Grammar 

Arithmetic 
7th Year-J Writing 



I Physiologj 
( Geography 
History 



! General Exercises | 



I-.'iih Reader 



Reading 
Orthograph) 
Grammar 
8th Year Arithmetic 

\\ rilmy 
Geography 

History 

General Exercises 



HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. 



First Semester 
English (Classics) 
Algebra 
Latin 
Civics - 
Mental Arithmetic 



'Composition and Rhetoric 
Algebra 
Caesar 
Plane Geometry 



English Literature 

Solid Geometry 

Cicero 

General History 

American Literature 
Physics 
Physiology 
American History 
Geography 



Second Semester 
English (Classics) 
Algebra 
Latin 

Physical Geography 
Mental Arithmetic 

Composition and Rhetoric 

Bookkeeping 

Caesar 

Plane Geometry 

English Literature 

Advanced Arithmetic 

Cicero 

General History 

American Literature 

Physics 

Botany 

English Grammar 

Reviews 



NOTES. 



1. Orthography, Penmanship, Rhetorical Exercises, and Music will be re- 

quired of all classes. 

2. To complete the course and receive a diploma a grade of 85 per cent, 

in the average of all the studies, including those mentioned in Note 
1, must be attained. A grade below 75 per cent in any branch will 
necessitate taking same again. Otherwise the privilege of gradua- 
tion can not be granted. 

3. Satisfactory work of one semester entitles the student to one "credit 

point" for every branch studied during that semester, excepting 
Arithmetic, Geography, Bookkeeping, and Grammar. A "credit point" 
means the work of five recitations a week, of not less than forty 
minutes each, for at least eighteen weeks. 

4. The common branches included in the 4th year's work are for grad- 

uates, and others who wish to review for the purpose of teaching. 



TEXT-BOOKS USED BELOW THE HIGH SCHOOL. 



Readers — Brook's Series. 
Spellers — American Word Book. 
Writing — Spencer's Practical. 
Arithmetic — Prince's and Milne's. 
Geographies — Natural Series with 
Condra's Geography of Nebraska. 



Language — Hoenshel's. 
Grammar — Hoenshel's. 
U. S. History — Montgomery's. 
Physiologies — Overton's. 
Music and Charts — Natural Course 
(Melodic). 



TEXT-BOOKS USED IN HIGH SCHOOL. 



A I gebra — Wentworth's. 

Advanced Arithmetic — Ro Vinson's 
New Higher. 

Geometry — Went worth. 

Mental Arithmetic — Milne's. 

Physical Geography — Davis's. 

Latin Reader and Grammar — Pear- 
son's. 

Civics — Peterman's. 

Rhetoric — Herrick and Damon's. 

General History — Myers'. 



Physical Science — Mann & Twiss's. 
Botany — Gray's. 

Bookkeeping — Modern Illustrative. 
English Literature— Newcomer. 
American Literature — Newcomer. 
Caesar — Harkness and Forbes. 
Cicero — Harkness and Williams. 
English Classics — Eclectic Series. 
Music — "The Cyclone." 
Orthography — Progressive Course. 



RULES AND REGULATIONS 



GENERAL RULES. 



1. School Year. The school year shall begin on the first Monday in 
September, unless otherwise ordered by the Board, and shall be divided 
into two semesters. These semesters shall be of equal length, with such 
vacation as the Board may order. 

2. Holidays. Annual Thanksgiving and Friday following, Christmas, 
and New Year's shall be considered as holidays. 

3. Sessions. The mbrning session shall begin at 9:00 o'clock and close 
at 12:00. The afternoon session shall begin at 1:15 o'clock and close at 
4:00 o'clock, unless otherwise ordered. 

4. Bells. The first bell for the admission of pupils shall ring at 8:30 
A.M , and the assembly bell at 8:55 A.M. The first bell in the afternoon 
shall ring at 12:50, and the assembly bell at 1:10. Punctuality bells shall 
ring promptly at 9:00 AM. and 1:15 P.M. 

SPECIAL RULES. 

1. Support of the Board. Teachers will be supported by the Board in 
all necessary and reasonable regulations for the government and welfare 
of the schools. 

2. Additional Rules. Such special rules not found herein, as necessity 
may require, may be made by the Board at any regular meeting. 

GENERAL STATEMENTS. 

1. Announcements. No agent for enterprises originating outside of the 
town shall be permitted to enter the school for the purpose of announcing 
any public entertainment, exhibiting books or charts, or delivering lec- 
tures of any kind, without special permission from the Superintendent or 
the Board. 

2. Discipline. It is the sense of the Board that punishment and good 
discipline are inverse to each other. That teacher is most successful in 
discipline who governs his or her school with the least possible punish- 
ment, yet order must be maintained. Complete submission to regulations 
must be secured, and while it is the wish that the mildest measures and 
gentlest influence shall be used, and while the fitness of teachers for their 
positions will be estimated, to some extent, by their ability to secure the 

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best discipline in this way, yet the Board will approve of all necessary, 
lawful means for accomplishing this object, presuming that the teacher 
never punishes in anger, nor imposes methods that will not bear the most 
rigid scrutiny. 

Contemptuous language, additional lessons, striking upon the head, 
corporal inflictions having the nature of personal indignity or attended 
with prolonged torture, violating the laws of health, use of the ruler or 
rawhide, are considered improper modes of punishment. Scolding is un- 
necessary. Disapprobation should be shown in tones of decision without 
that harshness indicating anger, resentment, or antipathy. Rather let 
the words of disapproval carry with them an entity of sympathy, thus 
bending the will through the affections. 

DUTIES OF SUPERINTENDENT., 

1. Supervision. The superintendent shall have general supervision of 
buildings and grounds; he shall visit each department as often as prac- 
ticable to observe the work done and discipline maintained. He shall 
make such suggestions and give such instructions to the teachers as he 
shall deem necessary to increase their efficiency as instructors and 
disciplinarians. 

2. Teachers' Meetings. He shall meet the teachers at stated periods 
during each semester for counsel, study of school methods, and discipline. 
and such other work as the efficient working of the schools shall den i and. 

3. Vacancies. He may recommend substitute teachers to fill all va- 
cancies in case of temporary absence of teachers, but the Board, or its 
committee, shall appoint them. 

4. Suspension and Expulsion. He shall suspend from school any pupil 
who persists in disobedience or indulging in practices injurious to the 
school, or any one whose parents neglect or refuse to cooperate with the 
teachers in carrying out known regulations. All suspensions shall be 
immediately reported to the president of the board. No pupil shall be 
expelled except by action of the board. 

5. Examinations, etc. He shall supervise all examinations, promotions 
and classification of pupils in the several grades. No class shall be or- 
ganized with less than five pupils, nor continued when the number is less 
than four; except at the discretion of the superintendent. 

6. Attendance, etc. He shall adopt such devices as necessary to secure 
punctuality and regularity of attendance. He is empowered to adopt such 
measures as he may find necessary to give force and effect to the rules 
of the board; and in the absence of any rule, he is armed with discre- 
tionary power to apply such remedies as his judgment shall dictate. 

7. Board Meeting. He shall be present at all meetings of the board, 
when requested by the president, to inform them of the condition of the 
school and to give his advice in cases where it may be requested. 

8. Misconduct, etc. He shall investigate all cases of misconduct re- 
ferred to him by parent, guardian, or teacher, and upon a complete knowl- 
edge of the circumstances shall use his discretion in the settlement of 



the difficulty, subject to appeal. He shall endeavor to promote harmony 
and good will among the teachers and to secure the cooperation of parents 
and teachers. He shall protect the pupils as well as the teachers in their 
rights and strive at all times to awaken in both an enthusiastic devotion 
for the work. 

DUTIES OF TEACHERS. 

1. Punctuality, Order. Teachers are required to be in their respective 
rooms at 8:30 A.M. and 12:50 P.M. Failure to comply shall be reported 
as tardiness on the part of the teacher. They shall insist upon neatness 
and cleanliness. They shall see that everything is done systematically; 
that no waste papers remain upon the floor at night. They shall watch 
the conduct and habits of the pupils of the entire school. They shall 
take charge of the halls as they shall be assigned during all intermis- 
sions and see that perfect order is maintained. 

2. Ventilation and Temperature. Teachers shall attend carefully to 
the ventilation and temperature of their school rooms, and with the as- 
sistance of the superintendent and janitor shall not allow the tempera- 
ture to remain below 65 degrees nor above 70 degrees Fahrenheit. They 
must not allow their pupils to sit in draughts of cold air, but must always 
cause the doors and windows to be opened at the intermission period for 
the free admission and purification of the air. 

3. Opening Exercises, etc. Latitude is given to teachers as to opening 
exercises. All sectarian religious teachings are forbidden. Every morn- 
ing calls for some kind of opening exercise, while interest demands that 
they be varied. Love for God and man; habits of sobriety and industry; 
principles of morality and virtue; and a sacred regard for truth should 
all be impressed upon the minds of the pupils. Teachers should study 
the tendencies of pupils as affected by environment and should take ex- 
treme care to shield them from corrupt and foolish habits. Teachers 
shall inspect each pupil's books at least once a month. 

4. Teachers' Meetings, Reports. They shall attend promptly all teach- 
ers' meetings and perform such duties as may be assigned them. Thev 
shall keep the daily register, class records, and other records in such 
form and manner as the superintendent may prescribe. The monthly im- 
ports and such other reports as may be called for shall be filed with him 
on the day closing each school month. 

5. Programs. Each teacher shall, during the first week of each term, 
prepare in duplicate a program of daily recitations, and transmit one 
copy to the superintendent for his examination and approval, and keep 
the other posted in his or her room. In no case shall teachers vary their 
programs to please visitors or make changes without notifying the 
superintendent. 

6. Government. Teachers shall be firm yet kind in government When 
possible they should confer with the superintendent before inflicting 
corporal punishment, and any case which the teacher feels unable to 
handle should be referred to the superintendent; but in general teachers 



are expected to govern all ordinary cases themselves. Teachers shall 
caution their pupils not to assemble upon the grounds before the ringing 
of the first bells in the morning and afternoon. They shall not allow 
them to remain in or about the school buildings after dismissal, unless 
for special duties. Teachers may. however, detain pupils for disobedience 
or failure to properly prepare lessons, but not for an unreasonable length 
of time. Pupils shall not be detained long at the noon hour, nor in the 
evening, except in extreme cases. All teachers shall be held responsible 
for the order, discipline, and management of their respective rooms, 
under the general direction of the superintendent, to whose judgment 
they shall defer where there are differences of opinion. 

DUTIES OF PUPILS. 

1. Entry. To the advantage of both teachers and pupils it is recom- 
mended that beginners in the school work shall enter school not later 
than the end of the second week of the first semester. At this time a 
class beginning the course of study may be organized. 

2. Text-books. Pupils shall be provided with the prescribed books and 
the necessary incidentals in order to be entitled to attend school, and 
shall follow the prescribed course of study. Discretion is allowed the 
superintendent when parents make the request in writing for special 
studies, providing such studies are within the prescribed course. Teach- 
ers shall report all cases of indigent pupils, who are without books to the 
superintendent, with the list of the books needed. 

3. Punctuality, Regularity, etc. All pupils are expected and urged to 
attend school punctually and regularly, to conform strictly to all rules of 
the school, to obey carefully all directions of the teachers, to recognize 
inside and outside the building the authority of other teachers as well 
as their own, to observe good order and propriety, to be diligent in study. 
respectful to teachers, and kind and obliging to schoolmates, and to re- 
frain entirely from the use of tobacco and from profane and impure 
language. 

4. Absence or Tardiness. Any pupil absent six half days, or as many 
times tardy in any four consecutive weeks, without reasonable excuse, 
may be suspended from school privileges until some responsible party 
shall guarantee an attendance and punctuality that will not interfere 
with the progress of the department of which the pupil is a member. 
Unexcused tardiness shall be counted truancy, as well as leaving school 
without permission or excuse. The presentation of a fraudulent excuse 
shall be sufficient cause for suspension. Any pupil habitually tardy and 
irregular in attendance, guilty of frequent truancy, neglectful of studies, 
or whose general conduct and example are injurious to the school, is 
liable to suspension or expulsion. 

5. Noon Hour. Pupils living less than -eight blocks from the school 
building are supposed to return home for dinner, except in the most in- 
clement weather, while those who live a greater distance away may re- 
main under the care of the janitor, who has full control during noon hour. 



6. Damage to Property. Every pupil shall pay for all damages he may 
do to the property of other pupils; and any pupil who shall purposely or 
accidentally cut or otherwise injure any part of the school house or fur- 
niture, or injure the fence, trees, or outbuildings belonging to the school; 
or shall write any profane or obscene language, or make any obscene 
pictures or characters on the school premises, shall pay for the same 
and shall be liable to suspension, expulsion, or other punishment accord- 
ing to the nature of the offense. Pupils are reminded that the above 
offenses are misdemeanors punishable by law. 

7. Slight Offenses. Persistence in slight offenses, impossible to be 
enumerated, which detract from the quiet, the general order, or the good 
appearance of the class or the school, shall subject the offender to such 
punishment as the teacher shall believe to be commensurate with the 
nature and spirit of the offense, even to suspension. 

DUTIES OF JANITOR. 

1. Building, Grounds, etc. The janitor shall have special control and 
care of the school building and grounds, under the direction of the super- 
intendent and Board, and shall assist the teachers in the supervision of 
pupils on the play grounds. 

2. Bells, etc. He shall ring the first bells at 8:30 A.M. and 12:50 P.M., 
respectively. He shall keep the apartments under his charge neat and 
clean by thoroughly sweeping the floors and by dusting all the furniture 
each day, and shall have exclusive control and management of the heat- 
ing apparatus. 

3. Other Duties. He shall have control of the outhouses, well, fence, 
sidewalks, and trees, and shall keep the same in good order, and dis- 
charge such other duties as the Board may by contract prescribe. 

DUTIES OF PATRONS. 

1. Cooperation. Parents should use every reasonable means to aid the 
teachers in the enforcement of the regulations of the school. They should 
encourage the children to attend school as regularly and promptly as 
possible; they should discourage the habit, so common with some chil- 
dren, of complaining and finding fault with their teachers; they should 
instruct their children that it is their duty to obey promptly and cheer- 
fully the requirements of the school, and especially should parents avoid 
the practice of criticising the teachers in the presence of their children. 

2. Visiting, etc. A friendly visit to the schools and a better acquain- 
tance with the teachers and their work will often prevent parents from 
forming hasty opinions of the management and conduct of teachers 



When parents feel dissatisfied with the work or management of any 
teacher, they should present the matter to the superintendent, and in 
case his judgment is not satisfactory, they may then refer it to the Board. 

3. Books, etc. A strict observance of these duties and the prompt pro- 
curement of books and other articles needed by the pupils will go far 
towards insuring the success of Adams schools. 




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